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Heterochroa microphylla Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesHeterochroa microphylla Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 
BibliographyEnum. Pl. Nov. 1: 92 (1841)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatscree and moraines
Descriptionstems numerous, thin, densely leafy, strigose, leaves elliptic, thickish, 4-6mm, sessile, obtuse, ciliate, flowers in terminal raceme, calyx campanulate, petals obovate
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGypsophila microphylla (Schrenk) Fenzl
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
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